Bachelor's degree
In Los Angeles (USA)
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Bachelor's degree
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Los angeles (USA)
About the Major
UCLA offers the widest range of undergraduate courses on Korea of any university in North America. In addition to achieving advanced levels of proficiency in modern spoken and written Korean, students are required to acquire broad and detailed knowledge of Korean literature, history, religion, linguistics, and popular culture. Students who complete this major have the linguistic and cultural competence to work in various fields related to Korea, including business, finance, trade, journalism, diplomacy, cultural institutions and non-profit organizations, education, and academia.
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Korean BA Learning Outcomes
The Korean major has the following learning outcomes:
- Demonstrated advanced knowledge of written and spoken Korean
- Broad knowledge of Korean history, literature, thoughts, and religions from the ancient to the modern era
- Engagement in critical comparisons of historical and other narratives
- Relation of historical and cultural developments in Korea with other countries in East Asia and beyond
- Discussion of the scholarly literature about a topic in an area of expertise
- Analysis of texts, cultural objects, and historical developments based on disciplinary knowledge
- Conduct research projects using primary and second source materials critically and persuasively
Required: Korean 6 or 6A or 10 or equivalent, and one course from 40, 50, M60, 70, 80, Asian 30.
Transfer StudentsTransfer applicants to the Korean major with 90 or more units must complete as many of the following introductory courses as possible prior to admission to UCLA: two years of Korean and one Korean civilization course.
Refer to the UCLA transfer admission guide for up-to-date information regarding transfer selection for admission.
The MajorRequired: Eleven courses as follows: (1) five language courses selected from Korean 100A, 100B, 100C, 101A and 101B and 101C or 101I, 102A, 102B, 102C, 103A, 103B, 103C, 104A, 104B, 104C, C105A, C105B, C105C, 106A, 106B, 106C, 107A, 107B, 107C, CM120, 124, 165, 176, 178, (2) one literature course selected from 130A, 130B, C150, or C151, (3) three elective courses on Korea selected from CM127, C149, 154, 155, CM160, 165, 172, 175, 177, 180A, 180B, 180C, 181, 182, 183, 184A, 184B, 185, M186, 187, 191A, 191B, or from items 1 and 2 above not used to fulfill another requirement, and (4) two additional upper-division elective courses within the department but outside Korea.
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